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Preference has it’s values, and of coarse the hole of a preferred spot in your shower, the easy way out is to locate this between the grout lines. But if your like us we want it accomplished correctly every time. And the correct spot is smack dab center of that center piece of ceramic tile about 84″ up. But to do this you will have to obtain a diamond tipped coring bit, the diameter of your shower head’s plumbing of choice. Consistently 3/4″ outside dimension for the finish neck part, we suggest a 1″ bit to give you allowable play. Most will come with a escushion ring in the same finish IE., chrome, brush nickle etc.
You may be suited best by pre drilling the center pilot hole before hand, this will ensure it’s accuracy and insurance in an existing bath remodel application, for the beginners. Otherwise there are variable options at your local home improvement centers, when you cant get one online. High speed rpm, in your drill and by applying a constant [not over doing it] pressure, spray water slowly and let the blades do the cutting. Be patient and alert as to when its going to finish cutting. You must heed this point, you won’t want any cutting going on inside your walls after you have completed the tile and mortar bore.
The typical tile shower has 4 walls, with one being the door to enter and exit. But the floor or tile shower pan is the biggest component of any here because of the shower water pummeling downward and into the drain. 
If this area has not been properly assembled your tiled shower will always cause you headaches, and water damage.
Hot mopping the tile flooring area of a shower is quite simply executing the fine art of water proofing, essentially it’s a way of hot tarring an interior space to force liquid out and into the waste line of plumbing. Many roofs are fabricated the same exact way, in fact a 30lb felt roofing paper was applied and commonly used on the west coast just a few years ago. Today the products used are more in the rubber family and rolled up the sides 18″ for further insurance. A type-S mortar then floated over the hot mopped floor to push water into the drain. The tile showered walls are not affected the same because of the lateral surface. Tile is not impervious, so any moisture that will get beyond the tile surface in the pan, cannot harm anything period due to the hot mop below.